Numpty question about CDs

[FinnDave]

Hopefully this is the right place to get an answer to a basic question about music file formats. The band I recently joined has sent me some FLAC files from our recent gig, taken direct from the digital PA mixer the venue used. I can't play them on my Mac, so they also sent me MP3 versions. I would like to have a decent copy of the gig on CD so I can play it my car without the bother of bits of wire and phone getting in the way. I tried burning the FLAC files to CD, which worked but won't play, my car's CD player isn't that clever. The MP3s work on a CD in the car, but I would like to be able to listen to the best possible quality as I already have the files on my computer.

So I think my question is 'what is the best app to use to convert FLAC files to audio CD with minimal loss of quality, that will run on a Mac.

Thanks in advance,

Dave

 

 

[chris_b]

I know nothing about computers, but i you Google this question it seems to come up with a lot of answers.

[FinnDave]

11 minutes ago, chris_b said:

I know nothing about computers, but i you Google this question it seems to come up with a lot of answers.

Yeah, I did that and there's so many conflicting answers that I thought I'd ask here and see what is recommended by the collective mind of Basschat

[irvined]

Hi,

 

On Linux I use Sound converter to convert flac or mp3 files to .wav

If you burn a CD with .wav files it should be readable by your car CD player.

Here's a link to the sound converter site.

http://soundconverter.org/

Not knowing Macs I wouldn't like to advise on how to install.

I did find another package but not something I have used:

www.mediahuman.com/audio-converter/

As always be careful with stuff you download from the net.

 

Regards,

 

Doug

[FinnDave]

Cheers, Doug, I'll look into them. Apple's app store has cd burn pro, only a fiver, anyone know anything about it?

 

[thebassist]

You could open them up in Audactity which is free and then export as .aiff, .wav, etc., etc.

[FinnDave]

Good point, I'll see if garage band does that, used to have audacity on windows but used to the mac now

[FinnDave]

Garageband doesn't seem to do that, running short of time so I paid my five quid and triedCD burn pro - not many user options, which suits me as I don't know what I'm doing, but I was able to start with the FLACs and end up with playable CDs, they definitely sound better in the car than the MP3 version did. Mind you, took three CDs to get the whole gig on!

[discreet]

Looks like you've got it sorted, but just for the record you can convert most audio files to .wav online without buying software.

https://audio.online-convert.com/convert-to-wav

There are lots of other sites that do similar - YouTube to .mp3, for example.

Edited April 17, 2018 by discreet

[Dad3353]

22 minutes ago, FinnDave said:

...Mind you, took three CDs to get the whole gig on!

Only three..? You've been short-changed there, I'd say. 

[FinnDave]

34 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

Only three..? You've been short-changed there, I'd say. 

I left all the bass parts out 

Edited April 17, 2018 by FinnDave

[FinnDave]

33 minutes ago, discreet said:

Looks like you've got it sorted, but just for the record you can convert most audio files to .wav online without buying software.

https://audio.online-convert.com/convert-to-wav

There are lots of other sites that do similar - YouTube to .mp3, for example.

My car stereo doesn't play WAV either, according to the destruction book (I found it lurking in the glove compartment, not bad for a 6 year old car I bought a year ago!).

Last time I ripped an MP3 from youtube, it worked, but left my computer feeling very poorly, so I won't be going there again!

[Mornats]

Will iTunes open up the FLAC files or do they just stick to their propriety ALAC format? If so, I'm sure you can burn an audio CD from there although it's been a long time since I allowed iTunes on my PC.

[FinnDave]

No iTunes doesn't open FLAC. But I did manage to burn them OK, we are now in Devon and the CDs of the last gig kept me sane while I drove (sane is obviously a relative term here).